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| Public Act 093-0919 |
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AN ACT relating to schools.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Private Business and Vocational Schools Act | ||||
is amended by
changing Section 1.1 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 425/1.1)
(from Ch. 144, par. 136.1)
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Sec. 1.1. Exemptions and annual filing.
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(a) For purposes of this Act, the following shall
not be | ||||
considered to be a private business and vocational school:
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(1) Any eleemosynary institution.
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(2) Any religious institution.
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(3) Any public educational institution exempt from | ||||
property taxation
under the laws of this State.
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(4) Any in-service course of instruction and subject | ||||
offered by an
employer provided no tuition is charged and | ||||
such instruction is offered
only to employees of such | ||||
employer.
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(5) Any educational institution (A) which (i) on the | ||||
effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1984 or which on | ||||
January 2, 2001 enrolls a
majority of its students in | ||||
degree programs and , has maintained an
accredited status | ||||
with the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of
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the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or | ||||
(ii) on or after the
effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||
of the 93rd General Assembly enrolls
students in one or | ||||
more bachelor-level programs,
enrolls a majority of its | ||||
students in degree
programs,
and is accredited by a
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national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. | ||||
Department of
Education , and (B) which is regulated by the | ||||
Illinois Board of Higher
Education under
the Private | ||||
College Act or the Academic Degree Act, or which is exempt | ||||
from
such regulation under either of the foregoing Acts | ||||
solely for the reason that
such educational institution was | ||
in operation on the effective date of either
such Act.
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(6) Any institution and the franchisees of such | ||
institution which offer
exclusively a course of | ||
instruction in income tax theory or return preparation
at a | ||
total contract price of no more than $400, provided that | ||
the total annual
enrollment of such institution for all | ||
such courses of instruction exceeds 500
students, and | ||
further provided that the total contract price for all
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instruction offered to a student in any one calendar year | ||
does not exceed $400.
For each calendar year after 1990, | ||
the total contract price shall be adjusted,
rounded off to | ||
the nearest dollar, by the same percentage as the increase | ||
or
decrease in the general price level as measured by the | ||
consumer price index for
all urban consumers for the United | ||
States, or its successor index, as defined
and officially | ||
reported by the United States Department of Labor, or its
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successor agency. The change in the index shall be that as | ||
first published by
the Department of Labor for the calendar | ||
year immediately preceding the year in
which the total | ||
contract price is calculated.
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(b) An institution exempted under subsection (a) of this | ||
Section must file
with the Superintendent an annual financial | ||
report to demonstrate continued
compliance by the institution | ||
with the requirements on which the exemption is
based.
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(Source: P.A. 92-62, eff. 1-1-02.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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